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hmm wrote:There are two main things going to be against you..
1. father's pension. ECO might argue that they are not mainly or wholly financially depends on you.
2. Having a daughter living in the same country as them and possibly other relatives (parent's siblings, cousins, aunties, uncles, etc) too. Best to provide details of where they all live and why cannot they support them.
ECO might ask why can't they be stay over there and be looked after by a carer or a care home?
Keep records of the money you send to them and how it was used by them over there. Can they manage without your financial support?
Keep records of their medical records, visit to the doctors.
Records of your visit to see your parents, phone calls evidence, etc.
Good luck
Lucapooka wrote:Nobody can assess the chances of this based on the information given here. You need to talk to an immigration professional, giving all the relevant information about their life, situation, income and assets.
I have similar situation but my parents are perfectly healthy (for now) and I just want them to be close to me in the UK. Also, they are financially independent...am I to suffer or expect to "choose" between living with my husband in the UK or being close to my parents??InUkOnHsmp wrote:Hi Forum,
I am going to be applying for ILR end of next year, the next thing would be to apply for my parents as elderly dependents.
My father is a 65 years old retired government employee and receives a nominal pension per month. I take care of all major expenses, but there is no demonstrable proof of the same.
My mother is 58 years old and does not work and has no income at all and is totally dependent financially on my father and me.
Both my parents are suffering from severe illnesses, and need constant care and company, so its really critical I get them here to stay with me.
The only other sibling I have, is a sister who lives in a far-off city and cannot provide any financial support to my parents.
Can experienced members please comment, if there is a chance my dependent application may succeed? Is there something I can do in the coming year to gather evidence needed which I may be missing now, or to strenghten my case?
Would it be advisable to take help from immigration solicitors on this, as this may potentially become contentious?
Any other tips for this would be great.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
ccinuk wrote:
I have similar situation but my parents are perfectly healthy (for now) and I just want them to be close to me in the UK. Also, they are financially independent...am I to suffer or expect to "choose" between living with my husband in the UK or being close to my parents??
I have read through a bunch of posts and I am getting really discouraged. I was hoping that my parents could move to the UK in 2013 when my mom would be 61 and retired. My dad was made redundant last year at 59. They are both bored in the US on their own and I want them to sell their home and move to the UK to be near me. I also have siblings in the US but my parents want to be closer to me (not them).
What are the options, to just keep coming to "visit" for 6 mths at a time and hope they get in???? If they buy a home are they more likely to be able to "visit" regularly? I am not trying to "evade" the system, merely enjoy my right to be close to my family.
This is very stressful!!!
Put very simply, British citizens can only make use of the EEA route if they have been exercising treaty rights in the EU with their family members and then move back to the UK.ccinuk wrote:So - I've been doing more reading and according to the UKBA site it says that if you are a non EEA family member and travel to the UK with an EEA Family member you can stay for 5 years as a resident and then apply to stay...so, why would a UK citizen not be able to have non EEA family members join them?
ILR can only be applied for from inside the UK? Do you mean ILE?greazedlightning wrote:Hi all,
I will be trying for my father's ILR soon. Can any of you please advise me what form of financial support proof will be required. I usually send money to my father using products such as remit2india. This does not show proof that the money I send using such a manner really reaches my father.
No - I mean Elderly dependant ILR. This needs to be applied from country of origin and cannot be applied from UK.Greenie wrote:ILR can only be applied for from inside the UK? Do you mean ILE?greazedlightning wrote:Hi all,
I will be trying for my father's ILR soon. Can any of you please advise me what form of financial support proof will be required. I usually send money to my father using products such as remit2india. This does not show proof that the money I send using such a manner really reaches my father.
Indefinite leave to remain can only be applied for from inside the UK as it is leave to remain . Indefinite leave to enter is applied for from outside the UK. They are essentially the same, the difference is from where the application is made.greazedlightning wrote:No - I mean Elderly dependant ILR. This needs to be applied from country of origin and cannot be applied from UK.Greenie wrote:ILR can only be applied for from inside the UK? Do you mean ILE?greazedlightning wrote:Hi all,
I will be trying for my father's ILR soon. Can any of you please advise me what form of financial support proof will be required. I usually send money to my father using products such as remit2india. This does not show proof that the money I send using such a manner really reaches my father.
Ok - Can Elderly dependant ILR be applied for my father from within UK?Greenie wrote:Indefinite leave to remain can only be applied for from inside the UK as it is leave to remain . Indefinite leave to enter is applied for from outside the UK. They are essentially the same, the difference is from where the application is made.greazedlightning wrote:No - I mean Elderly dependant ILR. This needs to be applied from country of origin and cannot be applied from UK.Greenie wrote:ILR can only be applied for from inside the UK? Do you mean ILE?greazedlightning wrote:Hi all,
I will be trying for my father's ILR soon. Can any of you please advise me what form of financial support proof will be required. I usually send money to my father using products such as remit2india. This does not show proof that the money I send using such a manner really reaches my father.
Only if your father is currently here with valid leave. If the intention is for him to settle here, he needs to apply for settlement from outside the UK, which, as already stated is called ILE not ILR.greazedlightning wrote:Ok - Can Elderly dependant ILR be applied for my father from within UK?Greenie wrote:Indefinite leave to remain can only be applied for from inside the UK as it is leave to remain . Indefinite leave to enter is applied for from outside the UK. They are essentially the same, the difference is from where the application is made.greazedlightning wrote:No - I mean Elderly dependant ILR. This needs to be applied from country of origin and cannot be applied from UK.Greenie wrote:
ILR can only be applied for from inside the UK? Do you mean ILE?
My father is currently here in UK on a visitor's visa - is this what you mean by valid leave? He has intention to remain in the UK for the foresee able future but does not intent to settle in the UK.Greenie wrote:Only if your father is currently here with valid leave. If the intention is for him to settle here, he needs to apply for settlement from outside the UK, which, as already stated is called ILE not ILR.greazedlightning wrote:Ok - Can Elderly dependant ILR be applied for my father from within UK?Greenie wrote:Indefinite leave to remain can only be applied for from inside the UK as it is leave to remain . Indefinite leave to enter is applied for from outside the UK. They are essentially the same, the difference is from where the application is made.greazedlightning wrote:
No - I mean Elderly dependant ILR. This needs to be applied from country of origin and cannot be applied from UK.
vinny wrote:
If they are visiting the UK, then there should also be a change of circumstances if they want to apply for ILR. Else, they may be refused under 322(7) because of 41(i) & (ii).
Agreed with both Greenie and Vinny - the ideal way is to apply from outside the UK.Greenie wrote:It is possible to switch from visitor visa to ILR under the elderly dependent relatives rule, but it is not advisable unless there has been a change of circumstances since your father applied for a visit visa stating his intention to return at the end of his visa.
vinny wrote:
If they are visiting the UK, then there should also be a change of circumstances if they want to apply for ILR. Else, they may be refused under 322(7) because of 41(i) & (ii).
Can anybody please advise me regarding proof of financial support?greazedlightning wrote:Hi all,
I will be trying for my father's ILR soon. Can any of you please advise me what form of financial support proof will be required. I usually send money to my father using products such as remit2india. This does not show proof that the money I send using such a manner really reaches my father.
remit2india is a popular method of fund transfer. Funds eventually reach the destination account (after conversion to local currency)Greenie wrote:Elderly dependent relative applications are scutinised very strigently so if you can't prove that the money goes to your father they won't think twice about refusing the application. I don't know about this method of payment so can't really comment on how you would prove this money goes to him. Is the money deposited into his account eventually?